湖南衡阳第八中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

湖南衡阳第八中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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湖南衡阳第八中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

湖南省衡阳市第八中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题

时量：

120分钟总分：

150分

注意事项：

1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分。

）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whichplaceisthemanlookingfor?

A.Apark.B.Abank.C.Apostoffice.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttopaintnext?

A.Thecupboards.B.Thewalls.C.Thedoor.

3.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A.Attendaparty.

B.Visitsomefriends.

C.Havedinnerwithhermother.

4.Whenwillthemanhelpthewomanwithherhomework?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.

5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaschoolcanteen.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabakery.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.HowdidthemanspendmostofhistimeinLosAngeles?

A.Working.B.Visitingfriends.C.Studyingincollege.

7.Whatdoesthemanplantodotowardtheendoftheyear?

A.GoonatriptoLosAngeles.

B.MovetoLosAngeles.

C.LeaveLosAngeles.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatcoloristheman’scat?

A.Black.B.Orange.C.Brown.

9.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Havesomepie.

B.Gotoagarden.

C.Makesomeposters.

10.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Strangers.B.Neighbors.C.Friends.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefirstcar?

A.It’stoougly.

B.It’stoosmall.

C.It’stooexpensive.

12.Whichcarhassevenseats?

A.Theredone.

B.Theblueone.

C.Thegreenone.

13.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Takeatestdrive.

B.Talktohisfamily.

C.Buythecarimmediately.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theirhistoryproject.

B.TheirEnglishproject.

C.Theirgeographyproject.

15.Howmanypeoplearethereinthegroup?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

16.Whatisthesecondpartoftheproject?

A.Toorganizeanactivity.

B.Todosomeresearch.

C.Tocreateaposter.

17.Whowillfindthepostermaterials?

A.Jane.B.Arthur.C.Debbie.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatwillthestudentsdoonWednesday?

A.Takeatest.

B.Gotoamuseum.

C.Listentoaguestspeaker.

19.WhatsubjectdoesMr.Owensteach?

A.Math.B.English.C.Science.

20.Whatshouldthestudentsbringtoschoolnextweek?

A.Oldclothes.B.Food.C.Forms.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分。

）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LocatedinPisa,theLeaningTowerofPisainItalyhasbecomethesignofItaly.ItisthethirdoldeststructureinPisa’sCathedralSquare.ThereareeightfloorsintheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingobservationdeckatthetop.Theweightofthetowerisabout14,500metrictons.ThereareamazingfactsoftheLeaningTowerofPisathatwewillmentionhere.

TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotoriginallyintendedtolean,butbecauseitwasbuiltonsoftsoilsthetowergraduallyleanedtooneside.Priortoitsrestoration（修复）from1990to2001,thetowerhadatilt（倾斜）of5.5degrees.Manypeoplethinkthatitwillfalloneday.Millionsoftouristscometothelawnsaroundthetowertotaketheclassicphotopretendingtoholduporknockdownthetower.

ItissaidthatyoumustvisittheLeaningTowerofPisaduringtheday.Atnighttheshopsareclosedanditappearsunimpressive.But,ifyouplantovisitonafullmoonnight,thetowerwilllookcharming.Morningsarethebesttimetobeatthecrowds.SummerinPisaisveryhotandwet,butyoucanexpectraininfallandwinter.

Eventhoughsomepeopleregardthetowertobeanengineeringfailureowingtothetilt,thetowerhasacquiredaspecialplaceinhistory.ThetowerhasalsobeenusedforexperimentsbythefamousItalianscientistnamedGalileoGalilei.Heisbelievedtohavethrowntwoballsofdifferentmassfromthetowertoprovethattheirfallingtimeisnotrelatedtotheirmass.

OnyourtouryoushouldnotmissvariousplacesofinterestneartheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingLucca,Florence,andSantaMariadellaSpina.

21．Whydoesthetowertendtoleantooneside?

A．Becausethebaseofthetowerwasnotstrong.

B．Becauseitwasoriginallydesignedlikethat.

C．Becausemanypeoplecametoknockitdown.

D．Becausethebuildersusedlotsofsoftsoils.

22．Whenisthebesttimetovisitthetowerwithoutbeingdisturbed?

A．Insummer.B．Atnight.C．Inwinter.D．Inthemorning.

23．Whathasmadethetowermuchmorefamous?

A．Itwillfalltothegroundinthenearfuture.

B．Itisanobviousengineeringfailure.

C．Galileooncedidexperimentsonthetower.

D．Therestorationlastedmorethantenyears.

B

Horsesarecertainlyamarvel（奇异的事物）ofcreation.Theyareextremelystrongandinteractwiththeirenvironmentthroughtheirsenses.Comparedtous,theyseebetter,hearbetter,haveabettersenseofsmell,andcanfeelthesmallestinsectontheirbodies.

Hearing

Horseshaveexcellenthearing,betterthanthatofhumans.Theycanfocusoneearontheriderandoneearonsomethingelse.Noisecreatedbytraffic,wind,andotherdistractions（分心的事物）cangreatlyaffecttheirhearing,andcausehorsestobecomeskittish.Thoughhorsesinmorecomplexenvironmentscanbeusedtodisturbingnoisesafterrepeatedexposureto（暴露于）them,allthesesoundsandmanyotherscanscarehorsesunfamiliarwiththem,makingitdifficultforriderstokeepcontrol.

Smell

Horseshaveanexcellentsenseofsmell,muchbetterthanthatofhumans.Theymayusesmelltofindtheirwayback.andtheycantelldifferencesinthesmellofwater.Mosthorsesarehappytodrinkmuddywaterfromapuddle（水坑）becauseithasanaturalsmell,buttheymayrefusetodrinkfromanunfamiliarsource.Manyriderstravelwithanoldwaterbucketsotheirhorseswillwelcomewaterinthecampground.

Touch

Horsesaresosensitivetotouchthattheycanfeelaflylandonasinglehair.Slightpressurefromarider’slegscanguideahorseforwardandanythingtouchingitsbodyhaircanalert（使警觉）theanimaltotrouble.

Curiosity

Somehorsesareexceptionallycurious.Theircuriosityleadsthemtoexploreanythingnewintheirenvironment.Theysmell,push,move,pickup,orplaywithnewobjectswithintheirreach.Theymayusetheirteethorkneeltoreachunderneathfencesforsomethingtheywant.

24．Theunderlinedword“skittish”inParagraph2probablymeans“_____”.

A．puzzledB．frightenedC．curiousD．calm

25．Ridersareadvisedtotravelwithanoldwaterbucketbecause_____.

A．theirhorsesprefertodrinkfromapuddle

B．thereisn’tenoughwaterinthecampground

C．waterwithafamiliarsmelliswelcomedbytheirhorses

D．theirhorsesneedafamiliarsmelltofindtheirwayback

26．Howwillhorsesdowhentheyarecuriousaboutsomethingoutsidetheirfences?

A．Theytrytheirbesttoreachthething.B．Theyusetheirfeettotouchthething.

C．Theyfocustheireyesonthething.D．Theystruggletogetoutoftheirfences.

27．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Comparisonbetweenhorses’sensesandhumans’B．Howhorsesusetheirhearingandsmell

C．WhyhorsesarecalledamarvelofcreationD．Abriefintroductiontohorses’senses

C

GrowingupinoneofthetoughestneighborhoodsinNewYorkCity,mylifewasnotalwayseasy.Mymotherraisedusinacity-ownedapartmentandmyfathersufferedfromdrugproblems.However,therewasloveathome.Quiteoften,mymotherwouldhavemovienightswithus.Onenight,mymomcamehomewiththemovie ToSir,WithLove,starringSidneyPoitier.Inthismovie,Mr.Poitierplayedahandsome,well-dressed,educatedbutstrictteacher.AsIwatched,IwasremindedofsomeonewhoIadmired—Mr.JohnWalker.

Mr.Walkerwasmyfifth-gradeteacher.Iremembergettingmyreportcardonthelastdayoffourthgradeandseeingthewords“NewTeacher:

Mr.Walker”.IwasexcitedbecauseI’dneverhadamaleteacherbefore.Onmyfirstdayoffifthgrade,Mr.Walkerlaiddowntheclassrules.Isatatmydesknervously,thinking, “HowdoIgetoutofhisclass?

”Ihadnoideahisclasswouldbeoneofthemostinfluentialtimesinmylife.

Mr.Walkeralwaysbroughtactivethingstoourlives.Hewouldgiveusweeklyspeeches,tellingusthatwedidn’thavetobeproductsofourenvironments—doingbadthingsorspendingalifeinprison.Mr.Walkeralwaystoldusthatwecoulddoanythingwewantedtodo.

ThefirsttimeIeverleftNewYorkCitywasforaschooltriponafarmthatMr.Walkerarrangedforus.Itwasanovernighttrip.Wepreparedformonthsbyholdingbakesalestoraisemoney.Mr.Walkerworkedsohard.Hewantedustoexperiencelifeoutsideofourownsmallworld.

Oneday,Mr.Walkersaidwecouldputonaplayinclass.Hesaid,“Waliek,thisisyourchancetoshowuswhatyou’vegot,soifyouwanttheleadpart,you’dbettergohomeandlearnitbytomorrow.”Iranhomeandrememberedthewholeplayinonenight.IthinkIdidthismoreforMr.Walker.HeknewthatIwantedtobeanentertainer（表演者）andhebelievedinme.Sohegavemethatchance.

Anotherday,theschoolhadaspecialperformanceandwenoticedthatMr.Walkerbroughtaspecialbriefcasewithhim.Asthehostcalledonhim,ourclassbecamenervouswithexcitementandcuriosity.Heopenedhisspecialbriefcaseandpulledoutagoldtrumpet（喇叭）.Beforehestarted,hedevotedhisperformancetoallthestudents,especiallyourclass.ItwasthemostbeautifulmusicI’deverheard.Iwassoshockedandamazed.Myteacherwasnotonlyoneofthecoolest,bestdressed,educatedmen,buthewasalsoanentertainer—justl